PremUp
Foundation for Scientific Cooperation on Pregnancy and Prematurity

Going faster and further in the struggle against prematurity

A foundation for scientific cooperation initiated by the authorities
- 6 founder members: Welfare Services of the Hospitals of Paris, Inserm, University of Paris Descartes,
  University Pierre et Marie Curie, University of Paris Diderot, University of Paris 12 Val-de-Marne.
- Unique in Europe, the PremUp foundation has real added value status in increasing our knowledge in the field
  of perinatality.

An original strategy including care of mother and child for:
- Protecting the health of the pregnant woman
- Preventing premature birth
- Protecting the premature baby.

A network of internationally recognised researchers and medical staff

Three level 5 perinatal centres
The care cluster of the PremUP Foundation consists of five type III perinatal centres: the maternity and neonatal units of the Cochin-Port Royal Hospital, the Robert Debre Hospital, the Antoine Beclere Hospital, the Armand Trousseau Hospital and the Creteil Intercommunal Hospital.

With nearly 17,000 births a year and perinatal care organized into networks (including 69 maternity units representing 101,500 births per year) the PremUp network is the largest perinatal activity organization in the Ile de France region.

An excellent pole of research
Nearly 100 researchers representing 16 areas of academic research are increasing our knowledge of:
- The influence of the maternal environment on placental function, foetal growth and the prospects for the child.
- The physiopathology of premature delivery and cerebral and pulmonary lesions in the premature baby.
- Research into predictive biomarkers and the development of new tools of medical imaging.
- Research into treatment to prevent premature delivery.
- Pharmacological protection of the brain and lungs of the premature new-born.

An indispensable teaching pole
Every year 1000 hours of academic and practical instruction in perinatality are offered in the Faculties of Medicine, Science, and Pharmacy, in the School of Midwifery and within the framework of continuing medical training.